Nick took advantage of the Wonky House that night, while the rest of us enjoyed the creature comforts of Stone Idyll. Unfortunately he had to leave first thing the following morning, but we had Thomas with us for the whole of the day.
Margaux cracked up laughing while watching Mum and Thomas rolling a blueberry between each other and her. I can't describe it... the sheer joy she found in being part of the game was hilarious in itself.
Mum, who had recently given Thomas a ukulele as an early birthday present, got to work teaching him the basics. He practiced diligently and was able to play a couple of songs by the time we left the next day!
Margaux and Harvey, who had started out as bitter enemies, slowly grew to respect each other - with Margaux even reaching out to pat him a couple of times! She was still a bit wary of him, but it was like she enjoyed scaring herself by getting close to him and then pulling away at the last minute. Maybe she'll be a horror movie fan: deliberately setting out to scare herself...
By mid-morning on the 4th we all set off back to the hills. I didn't take any photos of the last day with Thomas... in fact, I didn't really give him a proper goodbye. I didn't want Margaux to be distraught, so I kept her entertained in the kitchen while Dad drove Thomas down to the airport.
We packed so much into the two weeks he was with us, but it still felt like he was gone far too soon. I knew we had two weeks before being reunited, so Margaux and I (and Mum and Dad!) made the most of it.
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